1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to utilities; providing for cost recovery for certain utility activities 
1.3 	concerning alternative-fuel vehicles;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 
1.4 	216B.16, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.16, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 20.Alternative-fuel vehicles. (a) Notwithstanding any provision in this section, 
1.9 	a public utility may propose and the commission may approve the development and 
1.10 	implementation of programs and tariffs designed to address the market for alternative-fuel 
1.11 	vehicles. In determining whether to approve a utility proposal under this subdivision, the 
1.12 	commission may consider the potential net economic and environmental benefits of 
1.13 	alternative-fuel vehicles, as well as the degree to which the proposal:
1.14 	(1) allows the public utility to respond to demand for alternative-fuel vehicles;
1.15 	(2) ensures customer choice in alternative-fuel vehicle charging equipment and services;
1.16 	(3) improves the utilization and modernization of the electric grid;
1.17 	(4) contributes to state policy objectives; and
1.18 	(5) minimizes the rate impacts on nonparticipating ratepayers.
1.19 	(b) The commission may approve the recovery of reasonable costs from ratepayers for 
1.20 	activities under this subdivision, except that a public utility is prohibited from recovering 
1.21 	costs approved under this subdivision from a ratepayer that is:
1.22 	(1) a pipeline that transports refined petroleum products; or
2.1 	(2) a refiner of petroleum products.
2.2 	(c) For the purposes of this subdivision, "alternative-fuel vehicle" means a vehicle 
2.3 	propelled by a fuel other than gasoline, diesel fuel, or propane.

2.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.